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Explain, in not more than two sentences, why the resistance of a metallic wire…
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Electricity · Electricity
Problem
Explain, in not more than two sentences, why the resistance of a metallic wire increases when it is stretched so that its length becomes longer while its volume remains unchanged.
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